President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades continues his official visit to the United Arab Emirates and today, he is expected to address a business forum in Dubai, organized by the Cypriot and Dubai Chambers with the participation of a large number of Cypriot businessmen. Before travelling to Dubai, the Cypriot President, accompanied by
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Piraeus Bank was declared “Best Bank in Greece” for 2014 by the internationally renowned magazine Global Finance. The distinction, which concerns financial institutions in developed countries, is awarded to the banks that responded effectively to the needs of their customers in difficult periods for the markets and achieved important objectives, while laying the foundations for
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Cyprus and Abu Dhabi have signed a bilateral agreement for cooperation in the air travel services sector and Memoranda of Understanding on energy, tourism, education and science. According to an official press release issued here today, the Agreement and the Memoranda were signed in the context of the meeting of the President of the Republic
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Cyprus` trade deficit has reached 300 million euros in January 2014, remaining unchanged compared to the same month of 2013. According to the figures released today by Eurostat, Cyprus` total value of exports for January reached 100 million euros , recording a decrease of 1% compared to the same month of 2013 . Imports recorded
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President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades will pay Germany a state visit 6-8 of May, during which he will be officially received by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to CNA sources, President Anastasiades will be officially received on Tuesday 6th of May by Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. A working lunch will follow
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British Airways has dynamically welcomed this year’s summer period, notably increasing its flight schedule from Cyprus towards two of London’s prime airports: London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Now giving travellers the option of 17 flights per week, both incoming and outgoing tourism has received a significant boost with more travel options. Upon the resumption of
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Israel`s drive to export its new-found natural gas could help to rebuild strained ties with old regional allies Egypt and Turkey, but could deprive Europe of a precious alternative to Russian gas, through Cyprus, according to Reuters. The news agency notes that Israel has in recent months already signed energy deals with Jordan and the
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New rules, adopted by the EU`s Council of Ministers on Monday make it easier for people working or looking for a job in another country to exercise their rights in practice. The European Commission, proposing the rules in April 2013, welcomes the development, noting in an announcement that the new Directive ensures better application at
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Concrete progress has been made in the area of addressing the gender pay gap – notably through an initiative by the Commission to improve pay transparency or increasing the number of women on company boards. These are the main findings of the Commission`s annual gender equality report published on Monday along with the annual report
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Cyprus can become a regional service center for telecommunications services, Minister of Communication and Works Marios Demetriades said on Monday. Addressing the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) workshop, on the efficient use of satellite resources, in Limassol, the Minister referred to the country`s geographical location, its favourable tax system, the harmonized European telecommunications regulatory environment, and
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